Modify an Account

Modify an Account

The Modify an Account interface allows you to make changes to an existing account.

Modify an account

To modify an account, perform the following steps:

  1. Select the desired account and click Modify.
  2. Make changes to the settings in the sections below.

  3. Click Save.

    Note:

    If you make changes to the Resource Limits, Privileges, DNS Settings, or Package Extensions sections, the Package Conflict Resolutiondialog box appears.

Basic Information

This section allows you to edit the following options:

Option
Description
Primary Domain Enter a new primary domain.
Username

The following must be true about the new username:

 

  • You must choose a unique username that contains 16 characters or fewer.
  • The username must contain only letters and numbers.
  • The username cannot start with a number or the string test.

  • If you plan to use MySQL or PostgreSQL as a database engine, the first eight characters must be unique on the system to prevent issues with database prefixing and account transfers. However, this restriction does not apply to servers that run MariaDB.

    Note:

    You can disable database prefixing with the Add prefix to names of new databases and database users option in theSQL section of WHM's Tweak Settings interface (Home >> Server Configuration >> Tweak Settings).


 

Warning:

  • If you must change the account username, we recommend that the new name be the same length or shorter. A longer name may cause MySQL® to truncate the account's database names and database usernames, which causes problems.

  • If you change the username of an account, the following problems may occur:

    Make certain to verify the account’s integrity after the transfer finishes.
    • You cannot use the associated websites and databases while the data transfers to the new username.
    • The system renames the user's home directory.

Notes:

You cannot change resellers' usernames.
Rename prefixed databases and database users

The system selects the Rename prefixed databases and database users checkbox by default.

If database prefixing is active on the server, this function changes the names of associated database objects (databases and database users) to use the first eight characters of the new username as a database prefix.

For example, if you change the example username to example1, the system will rename the example_db database toexample1_db and the fred_db1 user to example1_db1, but name of the steve database will not change.

Deselect this checkbox to rename only the cPanel account itself.

Important:

  • When you rename an account, you can rename the account’s databases and database users to preserve the visual correspondence between database names and the username. However, this causes errors in applications that depend on the previous names.
  • If you do not rename the prefixed databases and database users, PostgreSQL® users cannot log in until they reset their passwords

 

MySQL does not allow you to rename a database. When cPanel & WHM "renames" a database, the system performs the following steps:
  1. The system creates a new database.
  2. The system moves data from the old database to the new database.
  3. The system recreates grants and stored code in the new database.
  4. The system deletes the old database and its grants.

Warning:

  • If any of the first three steps fail, the system returns an error and attempts to restore the database's original state. If the restoration process fails, the API function's error response describes these additional failures.
  • In rare cases, the system creates the second database successfully, but fails to delete the old database or grants. The system treats the rename action as a success; however, the API function returns warnings that describe the failure to delete the old database or grants.

 
Account Owner Select a new account owner from the list of resellers.
Contact Email Enter a new contact email for the account's owner.
Default Locale Select a new default locale.
cPanel Theme

Select a theme from the menu.

 

Resource Limits

This section allows you to edit the following options:

Option
Description
Package Select a hosting plan, which defines the limitations of the account. Click Change to navigate to theUpgrade/Downgrade an Account interface (Home >> Account Functions >> Upgrade/Downgrade an Account).
Disk Quota (MB) Enter the amount of space on the server’s hard drive for the new account, in Megabytes (MB).
Monthly Bandwidth Limit (MB) Enter the maximum amount of data that the new account can transfer each month, in Megabytes (MB). 
Email Accounts Enter the maximum number of the account's email accounts.
FTP Accounts Enter the maximum number of the account's FTP accounts.
Mailing Lists

Enter the maximum number of the account's mailing lists.
SQL Databases

The maximum number of each available type of SQL database.

For example, if you set this value to 5 and allow MySQL® and PostgreSQL databases, the account can create up to five MySQL databases and up to five PostgreSQL databases.
Subdomains Enter the maximum number of the account's subdomains.
Parked Domains Enter the maximum number of the account's parked domains.
Addon Domains Enter the maximum number of the account's addon domains.
Maximum Hourly Email by Domain Relayed

Enter the maximum number of emails that a domain can send per hour.

  • This value defaults to Unlimited.
  • A value of 0 signifies Unlimited. 

Note:

This option sets the same limit for every domain on the account.

  • To set different limits for each domain, run the /scripts/build_maxemails_config script on the command line. 
  • If you set different limits for each domain, default displays the limit that you set for the account'sprimary domain. 

For more information, read our How to Set Email Send Limits documentation.
Maximum percentage of failed or deferred messages a domain may send per hour

Defines the maximum percentage of failed or deferred messages that a domain sends before your server temporarily blocks outgoing mail from that domain.

  • The system examines outgoing and local mail over the previous hour to determine whether the domain exceeds the limit. 
  • When a domain exceeds the limit, it cannot send mail until the domain no longer exceeds the limit. 
  • The default value is Unlimited.

 

Privileges

This section allows you to edit the following options:

Option
Description
Reseller Privileges Select this checkbox to grant reseller privileges to the account.
CGI Privilege Select this checkbox to grant the ability to serve CGI files to the account.
Shell Access Select this checkbox to enable SSH access for the account.

 

DNS Settings

This section allows you to edit the following options:

Option
Description
Enable DKIM on this account

Select this checkbox to create DKIM records for all of the account's zones.

Note:

If you disable DKIM, the system will delete any existing DKIM records on the account. 
Enable SPF on this account

Select this checkbox to create SPF records for all of the account's zones.

Notes:

  • If you disable SPF, the system will delete any existing SPF records on the account. 
  • cPanel & WHM uses v=spf +a +mx+ipv4:local_address ?all as the default SPF record. 
    • Add a custom SPF record to the appropriate DNS zone template to override this setting.
    • If the account's owner has also enabled SPF, the system automatically rewrites this record when you use WHM'sAssign IPv6 Address interface (Home >> IP Functions >> Assign IPv6 Address) to assign an IPv6 address.

 

 

Package Extensions

If any package extensions are included with the account or its package, a Package Extensions section displays at the bottom of the interface. Some extensions may include variables that you can edit. Any options or settings that you can edit appear below the extension name.

Notes:

  • Only package extensions that you included in the chosen package appear in this section. To find out more about extension options and how to change them, consult the extension's documentation.
  • You cannot use the WHM interface to add or remove installed extensions from an existing package. 
    • To use a different set of extensions, use the Add a Package interface (Home >> Packages >> Add a Package) or use API calls to modify package extension data.
    • To change the account's package, use the Upgrade/Downgrade an Account interface (Home >> Account Functions >> Upgrade/Downgrade an Account).

Remove missing extensions from package

If any of the account's extensions are not currently installed on the server, a warning message appears.

Warning:

You must install the missing extensions before you can edit their values.

If you do not wish to install the missing extensions, perform the following steps to remove them from the account's chosen package:

  1. Select the Remove missing extensions from package checkbox.
  2. Click Save Changes to remove the extensions from the package.
  3. The Package Conflict Resolution dialog box appears. Select the desired option and click Proceed.

Package Conflict Resolution

The Package Conflict Resolution dialog box appears if you attempt to save settings that do not match the account's assigned package. 

If the Package Conflict Resolution dialog box appears, select the desired option and click Proceed. You can choose one of the following options:

Option
Description
Option
Description
Upgrade/downgrade the account to a package that matches the new properties Changes the account's package to a package that matches your chosen settings. This option is only visible if one or more matching packages exist. Select the desired package from the menu.
Create a new package with this name

Creates a new package with your chosen settings.

  • The system upgrades or downgrades the account to this package. 
  • The default name for the new package follows the oldpackagename_accountname format, whereoldpackagename is the name of the account's previous package, and accountname is the account's name. You can also enter a new package name.
Update package (package name) with these new values

Updates the current package to the chosen settings.

Warning:

If you choose this option, the system applies the new settings to all of the accounts that use this package.
Set this account to have no package

The system does not associate the account with a package.

Note:

If you choose this option, the system continues to associate the account with the current package extensions, because the system stores package extension data in the account's userdata file.
Keep this acocunt on package (package name) (not recommended)

The system continues to associate the account with its current package, but the settings in the account'suserdata file do not match the settings in the package file.

Warning:

We do not recommend that you use this option, because the system could easily overwrite the chosen account settings with the package settings. 
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